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Downloading PBIX from Service breaks dataset
After speaking with Microsoft support they were just as confounded as I was originally. However, after some research they did discover an interesting limitation outlined in the documentation.
After deployment, downloading a dataset (from the stage it's been deployed to) is not supported.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/deployment-pipelines-process#limitations-1
So basically, at least as it stands now, it appears you cannot download a dataset from a location in the pipeline other than it's original uploaded workspace. Hopefully this will help others if they encounter the same issue.
Hi Anonymous ,
I did suspect that might be an issue as well but that is why I verified that no deployment rules have been applied to said pipelines. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear but I have mentioned this in both of my previous posts. It is a very strange issue indeed. The dataset would appear to download intact because canceling the "detected" changes preserves the original dataset. Also, it doesn't explain why the report/app works just fine in the production workspace. This is why I'm thinking it could be a bug with either the service or the latest client.
Hi YB,
For this scenario, I think you can open a ticket with your pbix to ask the power bi support team to trace the backend reasons and the difference between the cloud version and download file which pipeline deployed.
submit a support ticket
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Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng